Update (5/26/23) –
As reported by Bloomberg, the “high quality and long-term viability” of the much-anticipated The Last of Us multiplayer recreation has seemingly come into query. As a consequence, sources have claimed a “small group stays on the mission whereas the corporate reevaluates the course.”
Bloomberg notes the sport has not been canceled right now, however lots of the builders that had been engaged on the mission have been moved to others inside the firm.
Following Bloomberg’s request for remark from Naughty Dog, the studio launched the assertion you possibly can learn beneath within the authentic story.
In addition to apologizing that it wasn’t prepared to indicate off The Last of Us multiplayer recreation because the mission wants a bit extra time, Naughty Dog additionally confirmed it’s laborious at work at a “model new single-player expertise.”
Naughty Dog took to Twitter to share the replace with its followers, as many had been anticipating The Last of Us multiplayer recreation to make an look at the newest PlayStation Showcase. However, Naughty Dog confirmed the crew realized the perfect factor for the sport is to provide it extra time earlier than it’s proven off to the world.
— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) May 26, 2023
“We know lots of you might have been trying ahead to listening to extra about our The Last of Us multiplayer recreation,” Naughty Dog wrote. “We’re extremely pleased with the job our studio has completed to date, however as improvement has continued, we have realized what’s finest for the sport is to provide it extra time.
“Our crew will proceed to work on the mission, in addition to our different video games in improvement, together with a model new single-player expertise; we sit up for sharing extra quickly.
“We’re grateful to our improbable neighborhood in your help – thanks in your ardour for our video games, it continues to drive us.”
The be aware concerning the “model new single-player expertise” is clearly an thrilling one, however Naughty Dog had beforehand confirmed the studio had already chosen its subsequent recreation however did not go as far as to substantiate whether or not it was The Last of Us Part 3 or one thing else completely.
However, The Last of Us followers could also be comfortable to know that there’s a top level view for the following chapter in The Last of Us, nevertheless it is not being made… but.
We nonetheless do not know a ton about The Last of Us multiplayer recreation, however Naughty Dog did share some idea artwork from the mission earlier this yr and say that “the mission is shaping as much as be a recent, new expertise from our studio, however one rooted in Naughty Dog’s ardour for delivering unimaginable tales, characters, and gameplay.”
Naughty Dog additionally did say we’d be taught extra concerning the recreation this yr, and this submit makes no point out on that plan being modified.
For extra, take a look at every part that did make it into the PlayStation Showcase, our evaluation of the primary season of HBO’s The Last of Us, and how we expect HBO might adapt The Last of Us Part 2 for TV.
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Adam Bankhurst is a information author for IGN. You can observe him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
